Frontispiece, from the series Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises)
Frontispiece, from the series Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises)

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Frontispiece, from the series Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises),

1634–35

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Israël Henriet, French, ca. 1590–1661
x1934-284

Information

Title
Frontispiece, from the series Les Exercices Militaires (The Military Exercises)
Dates

1634–35

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israël Henriet
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 6.1 x 8.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 7.4 x 9.3 cm (2 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-284
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Inscription
Titled and captioned in plate, center: EXCERCICES MILITAIRES ... pour le Roy au pais de Masconn Signed and dated in plate, lower center: Cum Priuilegie Reg Israel excu. 1635
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1320; Meaume 582
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
soldiers, figures (representations), men, frontispieces (illustrations), text

Frontispiece, Exercices Militaire

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